Downtime was a good book. I just finished it. Many of the suggestions we currently use in our group. Mark Yaconelli stresses the importance of silence. I remember at Sabbath our retreat for the SR high we gave students an hour of silence. They loved it. Some students told me they could not remember the last time they were still. He also talk about our separation from nature and how that numbs people. He said many of us live in a bubble we don't have to kill for food we, don't have to cut wood for heat, life is easy we live in a bubble. He said students crave for nature they want the basics, such as silence. The life of a student is cluttered with activity and as youth workers we need to help to take away the clutter. I agree, we need to give them rest in Christ and silence is a good way to do that. Today I will be starting a new book. It is called the New Conspirators-Creating The Future One Mustard Seed At A Time written by Tom Sine. I will comment on that book as well.